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Contact Us With Any QuestionsStyx - The Grand Illusion (180 Gram)(VINYL) - ROCK *NEW*
Item Description
Styx: Dennis DeYoung (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer); Tommy Shaw (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals); James Young (guitar, background vocals); Chuck Panozzo (bass, background vocals); John Panozzo (drums, percussion, background vocals). Recorded at Paragon Studios, Chicago, Illinois. THE GRAND ILLUSION was the album that rocketed Styx to superstardom after all their years of hard work. That time spent in the trenches was clearly not wasted, as the group displays an unprecedented level of tightness here in their writing, arrangements, and performance. This is something of a concept album, the theme being the hypocrisy and self-deception inherent in modern American society. The songs that tackle this concept most directly are James Young's bristling rocker "Miss America," Dennis DeYoung's appropriately grandiose-sounding title tune, and "Superstars," Tommy Shaw's evisceration of the rock star life. Some of the most effective songs here are Shaw's inspirational "Fooling Yourself," the more obscure, moody tunes "Castle Walls" and "Man in the Wilderness," and DeYoung's epic tale of interstellar experiences "Come Sail Away," which would become one of the most loved songs in the band's catalog. Achieving the perfect balance between pop appeal, rock muscle, and prog-influenced flavoring, GRAND ILLUSION is Styx at the top of its collective game.
Styx – The Grand Illusion
Label: A&M Records – B0022045-01, UMe – B0022045-01
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 gram
Country: US
Released: 2015
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Prog Rock
A1 The Grand Illusion
Lead Guitar [First], Guitar [Fills] – Tommy Shaw
Lead Guitar [Second] – James Young (3)
Lead Vocals – Dennis De Young*
Lyrics By, Music By – Dennis De Young*
4:36
A2 Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
Lead Vocals – Tommy Shaw
Lyrics By, Music By – Tommy Shaw
5:29
A3 Superstars
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar – Tommy Shaw
Lyrics By, Music By – Dennis De Young*, James Young (3), Tommy Shaw
Other [Soliloquy] – Dennis De Young
3:59
A4 Come Sail Away
Lead Guitar – Tommy Shaw
Lead Vocals – Dennis De Young*
Lyrics By, Music By – Dennis De Young*
Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey] – James Young (3)
6:07
B1 Miss America
Lead Guitar – Tommy Shaw
Lead Vocals – James Young (3)
Lyrics By, Music By – James Young (3)
5:01
B2 Man In The Wilderness
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar – Tommy Shaw
Lyrics By, Music By – Tommy Shaw
5:49
B3 Castle Walls
Guitar [Mellow Octave Guitar Leads] – Tommy Shaw
Lead Guitar – James Young (3)
Lead Vocals – Dennis De Young*
Lyrics By, Music By – Dennis De Young*
6:00
B4 The Grand Finale
Guitar [Melodic Guitar Lead] – James Young (3)
Lead Guitar [Fills] – Tommy Shaw
Lead Vocals – Dennis De Young*
Lyrics By, Music By – Dennis De Young*, James Young (3), Tommy Shaw
1:58
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records
Copyright © – A&M Records
Recorded At – Paragon Recording Studios
Remixed At – Paragon Recording Studios
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
Pressed By – United Record Pressing
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Vocals – Tommy Shaw
Art Direction – Roland Young (3)
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Chuck Panozzo
Design [Album] – Chuck Beeson
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – John Panozzo
Engineer – Barry Mraz, Rob Kingsland
Guitar, Vocals – James Young (3)
Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer – Dennis DeYoung
Lacquer Cut By – RM*
Lighting [Designer] – Jeff Ravitz
Management [Tour] – Jim Vose*
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Other [Equipment And Motorcycle Stunts] – Bob "Yaz" Jastrzembski
Photography By – Jim McCrary
Producer – Styx
Producer [Assistance] – Barry Mraz
Remix – Barry Mraz, Rob Kingsland, Styx
Stage Manager – John "Tarkus" Schaefer*
Technician [Monitors] – Judson Terry Phelps
℗ © 2015 A&M Records
Contains a poster of the band
Barcode (Scanned): 602547040916
Barcode (Text): 6 02547 04091 6
- Media Condition: Mint (M)
- Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: ROCK
- Format Type: 12"
- Released: 07/17/2015
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